Lola
I reprimanded Alice the whole way up the two flights of stairs as I took him to his room.
- He didn't mind, mom. He was nice.
- That's not the point, Alice. The point is that you ran off and no one knew where you were. It worried me. Secondly, Frank is nice, but he's a busy man. He's kind enough to let us stay here, but we need to stay out of his way. As I said those last words, guilt stirred in my gut. While it was true that I didn't want Alice bothering Frank, deep down, my motivation was selfish and cruel. I didn't want Frank spending time with Alice for fear that he might realize who Alice really was. I always thought I was a good and decent person, but clearly I wasn't. I would do anything to keep Alice away from him.
I put Alice in bed, making her promise not to wander off a
